Editing Acquire (section)

=== Gameplay ===
Play consists of placing a tile on the board and optionally buying stock.  The placed tile may found a new hotel chain, grow an existing one or merge two or more chains.  Chains are sets of edge-wise adjacent tiles. Founders receive a share of stock in new chains. A chain can become "safe", immune to acquisition, by attaining a specified size.  Following placement of a tile, the player may then buy a limited number of shares of stock in existing chains. Shares have a market value determined by the size and stature of the hotel chain.  At the end of his or her turn, the player receives a new tile to replace the one played.

When mergers occur, the smaller chain becomes defunct, and its tiles are then part of the acquiring chain. The two largest shareholders in the acquired chain receive cash bonuses; players may sell their shares in the defunct chain, trade them in for shares of the acquiring chain, or keep them.  Mergers between 3 or more chains are handled in order from larger to smaller.